<# .SYNOPSIS Uninstall Winget-AutoUpdate .DESCRIPTION Uninstalls Winget-AutoUpdate (DEFAULT: clean old install) https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate .PARAMETER NoClean Uninstall Winget-AutoUpdate (keep critical files) .EXAMPLE .\WAU-Uninstall.ps1 -NoClean #> [CmdletBinding()] param ( [Switch] $NoClean = $false ) Write-Host -Object "`n" Write-Host -Object "`t 888 888 d8888 888 888" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host -Object "`t 888 o 888 d88888 888 888" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host -Object "`t 888 d8b 888 d88P888 888 888" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host -Object "`t 888 d888b 888 d88P 888 888 888" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host -Object "`t 888d88888b888 d88P 888 888 888" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host -Object "`t 88888P Y88888 d88P 888 888 888" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host -Object "`t 8888P Y8888 d88P 888 888 888" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host -Object "`t 888P Y888 d88P 888 Y8888888P`n" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host -Object "`t Winget-AutoUpdate`n" -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host -Object "`t https://github.com/Romanitho/Winget-AutoUpdate`n" -ForegroundColor Magenta Write-Host -Object "`t________________________________________________________`n`n" try { Write-Host -Object 'Uninstalling WAU...' -ForegroundColor Yellow # Get registry install location $InstallLocation = (Get-ItemPropertyValue -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winget-AutoUpdate\' -Name InstallLocation) # Check if installed location exists and delete if (Test-Path -Path ($InstallLocation)) { if (!$NoClean) { $null = (Remove-Item -Path ('{0}\*' -f $InstallLocation) -Force -Confirm:$false -Recurse -Exclude '*.log') } else { # Keep critical files $null = (Get-ChildItem -Path $InstallLocation -Exclude *.txt, mods, logs | Remove-Item -Recurse -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) } $null = (Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Winget-AutoUpdate' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Unregister-ScheduledTask -Confirm:$false) $null = (Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Winget-AutoUpdate-Notify' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Unregister-ScheduledTask -Confirm:$false) $null = (Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'Winget-AutoUpdate-UserContext' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Unregister-ScheduledTask -Confirm:$false) $null = & "$env:windir\system32\reg.exe" delete 'HKCR\AppUserModelId\Windows.SystemToast.Winget.Notification' /f $null = & "$env:windir\system32\reg.exe" delete 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winget-AutoUpdate' /f if (Test-Path -Path 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winget-AutoUpdate' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { $null = & "$env:windir\system32\reg.exe" delete 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Winget-AutoUpdate' /f } if ((Test-Path -Path "${env:ProgramData}\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Winget-AutoUpdate (WAU)")) { $null = (Remove-Item -Path "${env:ProgramData}\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Winget-AutoUpdate (WAU)" -Recurse -Force -Confirm:$false) } if ((Test-Path -Path "${env:Public}\Desktop\WAU - Check for updated Apps.lnk")) { $null = (Remove-Item -Path "${env:Public}\Desktop\WAU - Check for updated Apps.lnk" -Force -Confirm:$false) } # Remove Intune Logs if they are existing if (Test-Path -Path "${env:ProgramData}\Microsoft\IntuneManagementExtension\Logs\WAU-updates.log") { $null = (Remove-Item -Path "${env:ProgramData}\Microsoft\IntuneManagementExtension\Logs\WAU-updates.log" -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) } if (Test-Path -Path "${env:ProgramData}\Microsoft\IntuneManagementExtension\Logs\WAU-install.log" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) { $null = (Remove-Item -Path "${env:ProgramData}\Microsoft\IntuneManagementExtension\Logs\WAU-install.log" -Force -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) } Write-Host -Object 'Uninstallation succeeded!' -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Host -Object ('{0} not found! Uninstallation failed!' -f $InstallLocation) -ForegroundColor Red } } catch { Write-Host -Object "`nUninstallation failed! Run as admin ?" -ForegroundColor Red } Start-Sleep -Seconds 2